diff --git a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
index 5fb09f4..babf2b9 100644
--- a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
+++ b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ abstract class Event extends Post {
 		add_filter( 'activitypub_object_content_template', array( self::class, 'remove_ap_permalink_from_template' ), 2, 2 );
 		$excerpt = $this->retrieve_excerpt();
 		// BeforeFirstRelease: decide whether this should be a admin setting.
-		$fallback_to_content = true;
+		$fallback_to_content = false;
 		if ( is_null( $excerpt ) && $fallback_to_content ) {
-			$excerpt = parent::get_content();
+			$excerpt = $this->get_content();
 		}
 		remove_filter( 'activitypub_object_content_template', array( self::class, 'remove_ap_permalink_from_template' ) );
 
diff --git a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-modern-events-calendar-lite.php b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-modern-events-calendar-lite.php
index 0877abf..8622de4 100644
--- a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-modern-events-calendar-lite.php
+++ b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-modern-events-calendar-lite.php
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ final class Modern_Events_Calendar_Lite extends Event {
 		$this->mec_event = new MEC_Event( $wp_object );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the content without the plugins rendered shortcodes.
+	 */
+	public function get_content(): string {
+		$content = wpautop( $this->wp_object->post_content );
+		return $content;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the end time from the event object.
 	 */